Lead Singer Syndrome with Shane Told

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Telle Smith (The Word Alive) Feb 15, 2016

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Episode 14 - Shane sits down with his buddy Telle Smith of The Word Alive and they discuss: -Moving to California to "join the industry" -His audition with Blessthefall -His days in former bands In Fear and Faith and Greeley Estates -Faking knowing how to scream in A Word Alive at first -His brother stabbing him when he was 8 -Fully breaking his back stagediving, yet cancelling zero shows -Where he gets his nickname "Telle"

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Aaron Gillespie (Underoath, The Almost) Feb 07, 2016

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Episode 13 - On part 2 of the "two-part Underoath mini-series", Shane speaks with Aaron Gillespie, drummer and clean vocalist from 1997-2010. Aaron talks about his reasons for leaving the band ("I was mentally unhealthy, I was miserable in my own skin"), his now defunct side project The Almost ("I put a bullet in it before it got bad"), the success of Underoath ("We wanted to be like Jimmy Eat World, but heavy), and gearing up to get back behind the kit playing drums and singing on the reunion tour ("I've gotta re-figure out how the hell I'm gonna do this"). He also talks about his current gig playing drums for Paramore.

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Spencer Chamberlain (Underoath, Sleepwave) Jan 31, 2016

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Episode 12 - On the first episode of this special Underoath 2-part "Mini-Series", Shane sits down with Spencer Chamberlain, frontman of the band, and mostly known for his screaming. But as a very competent singer, did he feel like he should have done more clean vocals in the early days of the band? He talks about that, his new band Sleepwave, how the Underoath reunion came about, and how mad he was when they broke up.

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Adam Lazzara (Taking Back Sunday) Jan 23, 2016

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Episode 11 - "The Best Episode Yet" according to Shane, Adam Lazzara of the platinum selling band Taking Back Sunday joins the show. The discussion talks about the early days of the band, how "Tell All Your Friends" changed the course of his life, his fallout and rekindled friendship with John, and how he is "still getting a handle" on his role as a lead singer. Shane discusses the launch of his brand new solo project, River Oaks.

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Toby Morrell (Emery) Jan 18, 2016

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Episode 10 - Shane sits down with Toby Morrell of Emery to chat about what it's like to be a co-lead singer with another talented vocalist, their extremely popular podcast "Bad Christian", and turning 40. Toby reflects back on some mistakes in their career.

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Beau Bokan (blessthefall) Jan 11, 2016

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Episode 9 - Beau Bokan, lead singer of metalcore giants blessthefall joins Shane this week to chat about what it was like to jump into the lead singer role as a replacement in an already established band. They also discuss Beau's early life, fatherhood, and his marriage to Canadian pop singer Lights.

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Jason Butler (letlive.) Jan 04, 2016

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Episode 8 - Happy New Year! Shane talks to the always entertaining Jason Butler from "letlive." about growing up in South Central Los Angeles, his recent marriage to another lead singer, "trust" from other bandmates and their ideal studio environment. Shane and Jason discuss their favorite "crazy" Jason moments from his notorious on-stage antics. Bonus: Shane messes up and accidentally reveals the new letlive. album title.

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Pierre Bouvier (Simple Plan) Dec 27, 2015

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Episode 7 - Pierre Bouvier of Simple Plan sits down with Shane and talks about his political punk rock beginnings in his teenage band Reset, his new outlook on his private life, his dedication to songwriting, and how he feels like a fraud as the lead singer of one of the biggest pop-punk bands of all time.

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Jake Luhrs (August Burns Red) Dec 21, 2015

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Episode 6 - Shane is joined this week by Jake Luhrs, frontman of the Grammy-nominated metal band August Burns Red. Despite his band's great success, Jake does not appear to suffer from lead singer syndrome in any way. Instead, most of his energy is spent connecting with, and offering support to his fans through his organization Heart Support.

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Buddy Nielsen (Senses Fail) Dec 13, 2015

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Episode 5 - Shane sits down with Buddy Nielsen from Senses Fail, who 1 year ago came out as identifying as queer, admitted to being an alcoholic, and a sex addict. Now over a year sober, and more political than ever, Shane and Buddy talk about everything from hockey to gun control to repressed memories and Buddy's dislike of Texas. We also bring up Senses Fail's past, and the infamous "Ass Pass". This episode checks all the boxes.

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